Method of producing reedlike articles



July 24, 1923. EAGZQ M. B. LLOYD METHOD OF' PRODUCING REED LIKE ARTICLES Filed Aug. 20 1920 j@ BMW/MMM Patented July 24,' A1923.

. UNITED STATES MARSHALL B; LLOYD, or MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN, Assienoa, isil MESNE ASSIGN- MEEVJIS, T LEVI H. GREENWOOD AND GEORGE A. KEYWORTH, BOTH 0F GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS, AND WILLIAM HOLMAN, 0F LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

TRUSTEES.

minion or PnoDUcING REEDLIKE ARTICLES.

Application led August 20, 1920. Serial No. 404,794.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL B. LLOYD, a citizen ofthe United States, anda resident i of Menominee, county of Menomince, and State of .Michigam have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in Methods tions of mine inwhich reed fabric and the like is produced independent of the frame l5 and thereafter applied thereto, or which is woven in a shape different from that desired in the finished article and thereafter reshaped as desired. y i

I find it desirable, in producin articles-in this manner, to bind the edges t ereof with ally, Ihave found this practice to serve ad-l mirably and to produce an article ofdurable character. The objection to this practice, as heretofore carried out, resides largely in the fact that these metallic strips indicate that the article is one in which the `fabi ric was applied to the frame, andinjthat by'some it is considered as detracting from the appearance of the article.

Furthermore, reed 1 ai ticles are usually tinted orcolored and the metallic strip being entirely different in character from the 40 fibrous nature of the, .reed fabric is not adapted to receive properly the same tints or color applications that are suitable for the fabric. In use', therefore, there was danger of the paint or coloring matter chipe5 ping from the metallic edge and marring the appearance of the4 article as a whole.

It is an object of my invention to provide a method of producing reed articles wherebythe desirable functional characteristics 20 ofthe edge bound fabric may be secured andy all of the disadvantages thereof obviated.

It is also an object rof my invention to provide a reed article, the edge portions of the fabric `of which are bound by binder strips, and which are so disposed as to present only the reed fabric to view and hence to provide an article which can be tinted or color treated with any paints suitable for use with reed fabric and the like.

It is Ialso an object of my invention to provide a method of producing reed articles having a frame and independently woven reed fabric which in appearance shall approximate very closely reed articles in which the fabric is'woven on the frame.

My invention consists generally in the steps, lacts and stated sequence thereof, and in the article of manufacture resulting therefrom, whereby the above named objects. together with others that will appear hereinafter, are attainable; and my invention will reference to` be more readil understood b the accompanying drawings w ich illustrate what I consider, at the present time, to be the preferred embodiment thereof.

In said drawings:

Fig. l is a View of a piece of reed-like fabric of a size and shape suitab-le for application to the side of the chair shown in Fig. 6.

F ig. 2 illustrates the fabric of Fig. 1 with binder strips applied thereto.

Fig. 3 is a detailed view substantially. on the line 3-3 of F ig. 2.

IFig. 4. is a "view illustrating the fabric of Fig. 2 as'further treated before application to the article frame.

F ig. 5 isa fragmentary sectional View Substantially on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

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Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a chair to the sides of which fabric embodying my invention has been applied; and

F ig. 7 is a detail. sectional view, on an enlarged scale, substantially halong line 7--7 of Fig. 6.

The fabric shown in the drawings is a typical reed fabric embodying therein spaced Stakes 2 over and under which the filler strands 3 are woven. The fabric shown in Fig. l is of a size and shape such as may be properly formed to the side of the rocking chair shown in Fig. 6. This chair, it should be understood is by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. Opposite end portions et and 5 thereof are composed only of filler strands and to the edge portions 4 and 5 of the fabric are secured metallic binder strips 6 and 7 respectively. These metallic strips may be formed in various Ways. For-exampl-they may be merely of a U- shape Which shape is then clamped or pressed with the ller strands between the leg portions thereof. I do not deem it necessary to describe in detail the form of the metallic strips 6 and 7 since they do not in and of themselves constitute any part of the claimed invention and may if desired be formed and initially applied" in the manner shown and described in my former Patent N o. 1,336,571 of April 13, 1920. In any event opposite edge ortions of the fabric are provided with meta lic binder strips which, as is Well shown in Fig. 3,are very firmly secured to the fabric. This is the type ofhbound fabric which has been heretofore utilized and When applied to the frame exposed to view the metallic characteristics thereof. I have given much thought to the question of securing fabric to the frame so that the undesirable features of a metallic edge could be obviated.

Hap ily an extremely simple and entirely' satis actory solution to the Whole problem occurred to me. Instead of applying the fabric to the frame as I have ordinarily done, I fold the metallic edge portions 6 and 7 backwardly upon the fabric asis Well shown in Figs. 4 and 5, thus providing outer edge portions 8 and 9 which disclose only the reed strands. I noW apply the fabric to the frame so that the metallic strips 6 and 7 lie against the frame members l() of the article as is probably best shown in Fig. 7. The brads or fastening devices 11 are preferably applied by separating two contiguous filler strands, inserting the fastening device, and then replacing the strands over the head of the: brad or other fastening device. In this manner not only is the metallic strip portion entirely hidden from view, but the fastening devices are likewise undisclosed. At the same time the functions of the metallic binder strip as a means of preventing fraying of the fabric and as a means of enabling attachment to the frame by means of a relatively few fastening devices remain unimpaired. The completed article approximates in appearance very closely that of articles in which the fabric is Woven on the frame, and what is of great importance permits the applica tion of any desired finish which is suitable for use with reed-like fabric.

The many advantages of the invention will be understood by those skilled in 'this art without further comment.

I claim:

The herein .described method of producing reed-like articles that consists in securing a metal binder strip tothe edge of a stake and strand reed-like fabric in an enclosing relation thereto, foldin the edge portion of the fabric containing tige metal binder strip back upon itself to dispose the binder strip Wholly upon one side of the fabric, forming thereby an edge and a contiguous portion on one side that discloses only the strands of which the fabric is composed, and in securing the fabric to the frame b v separating the outer ller strands, driving the fastening devices through the metallic binder strip and restoring the filler Strands to initial position to cover the said fastening devices.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 26th day of July, 1920,

MARSHALL B. LLOYD 

